IFA Whittle Safety Award 2023 – Lillian Lungu Our winner of the 2023 IFA Whittle Award – Lillian Lungu, Manager Quality Safety, CAA, Zambia. Ms. Lillian Lungu is a pioneer lady aircraft engineer in Zambia with thirty years’ experience in civil aviation. She is a member of the African Civil Aviation Commission Safety Experts Group. Lillian began her career as...Read More
Minutes of the IFA Annual General Meeting held online and in person on 2nd November 2023 covering the financial period 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2023. Read More
Extensive damage to Aircraft – Blog by V2 Aviation An Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante was scheduled to operate a training flight on this day, one year ago. Onboard the aircraft is a crew of two, The Pilot Flying (PF) in the left seat and the Pilot Monitoring (PM) in the right seat. The PF was under training, being trained by the...Read More
AAIB Special Bulletin – A321 cabin windows damaged IFA comments: Detecting damage needs to be more than kicking the tyres and looking for leaks. This Special Bulletin is published to raise awareness of a recent occurrence in which several cabin windows on an Airbus A321 were damaged by high power lights used during a filming event. The damage was discovered...Read More
New direction at GKN Aerospace focuses on opportunities in the eVTOL market By Gerrard Cowan GKN Aerospace sees strong growth potential in the advanced air mobility (AAM) and eVTOL markets, the company told Vertical, with the sector providing a rare opportunity to work on new aircraft programs and develop advanced manufacturing techniques. The U.K.-based manufacturer is a global supplier of advanced...Read More
NTSB Issues Urgent Aviation Safety Recommendation The National Transportation Safety Board today issued an urgent safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transport Canada, acting upon the NTSB’s findings into the ongoing investigation of the Sept. 4, 2022, crash of a De Havilland Canada DHC-3 in Mutiny Bay, Washington. The NTSB urgently recommends the FAA and Transport Canada require all...Read More
Explore the Future of Civil Aviation The 6th edition of the ICAO World Civil Aviation Report is now out. It reveals some of the incredible transformations now occurring in air transport, especially in the key areas of sustainability and digitalization. Through this report, ICAO show trends, initiatives, and strategies undertaken to reemphasize the commitment towards the long-term aspirational goal of net...Read More